The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is working with Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) in Gainesville, FL, to deploy two 40’ GILLIG battery electric buses and two ChargePoint charging stations. Read more about CTE’s involvement with...

Atlanta, GA, February 2019 – We are excited to announce our partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) on their Strategic Master Plan to transition to zero-emission buses (ZEBs). Metro operates the third-largest public...

Atlanta, GA, December 2018 – We are excited to announce our partnership with the Ames Transit Agency (CyRide) on their Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Planning Study. This is CTE’s first project in the state of Iowa, and a big win for air quality in the Midwest. Read...

Atlanta, GA, October 2018 – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has preliminarily awarded $5,831,866 million dollars to the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) for Next Generation Fuel Cell Delivery Van Deployment. The Next Generation Fuel Cell...

Atlanta, GA, October 2018 – We are pleased to announce that CTE and SB Capitol Solutions’ three year plus effort on the Hill with regards to zero-emission vehicles at airports has paid off! With the tremendous help and support from Representative Lipinski and...

Atlanta, GA, July 2018: The Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE) was selected by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for funding as part of their Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). CTE...

CTE will be working with Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) to deploy two 60’ New Flyer fuel cell electric buses. Jaimie Levin, Senior Managing Consultant and Director of West Coast Operations, and others at CTE will provide support to MTD. They will...

From all of us at the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), we commend the House and Senate Appropriations Committee for recognizing the importance of programs supportive of the zero-emission transit industry. The funding levels included in the Omnibus...

The Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE) was selected by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) to assist with the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Roadmap & Pilot Program. Steve Clermont, Senior Engineering Consultant and Director of Planning...

Atlanta, GA – October 2016 – CTE was selected to be the principal investigator for the TCRP Project 20-05 Synthesis Topic SA-41: Battery Electric Buses – State of the Practice. CTE will be conducting an industry survey and analysis study to provide an overview of the...

Atlanta, GA – October 2016 – The Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE) was selected by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) to assists with their transition to an all electric, zero emission bus (ZEB) fleet. CTE will provide on-call...

Atlanta, GA – September 2016 – On Thursday, September 15, CTE and its project partners kicked-off project activity for the Reduced Engine Idle Load (REIL) System Development and Demonstration Project, sponsored by the FTA Office of Research, Demonstration, and...

Orange, CA—May 2016 – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) celebrated with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) the start of service of a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric bus in Orange County, California. The bus will be...

Atlanta, GA – April 2015 – CTE was selected to receive one of 11 grants announced by Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO). As part of this project, CTE will lead the team to develop and demonstrate a conformable, lightweight 700 bar...

Austin, TX – January 26, 2015 – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and project team are excited to announce the delivery of a new zero emission Proterra fuel cell bus to Austin, TX. The bus will join Capital Metropolitan Transportation...

Houston, TX – December 15, 2014 – The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) are excited to announce an award of project funding to UPS (NYSE: UPS), in partnership with AMP Holding Inc. (OTCQB: AMPD), to...

Thanks to a huge, six-state partnership, Georgians now have greater access to the biofuels E85 ethanol and biodiesel in a B20 blend. Eight E85 stations and four B20 stations are now open in Atlanta and north of the city on the way to Chattanooga. The week of June...

A team led by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) has successfully completed a hydrogen fuel cell pilot program at the Defense Depot San Joaquin (DDJC) in Tracy, California. The project team, consisting of Air Products, Plug Power, Proton Energy,...

The California Energy Commission awarded $1.5 million to a partnership of eight organizations including the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) to establish the Northern California Center for Alternative Transportation Fuels and Advanced Vehicle...

Birmingham – Jefferson County Transit to begin two year demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell bus Birmingham, Alabama – April 17, 2014 – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is excited to announce delivery of a new zero emission...

The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and UPS have joined to develop a zero emission fuel cell hybrid electric delivery van as part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) investment to commercialize cost effective hydrogen technologies. In partnership...

Former Congressman and expert on transportation policy joins CTE Board of Directors Atlanta, GA – November 2013 – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is pleased to announce the Honorable James L. Oberstar as its Board of Directors’ newest...

CTE’s International Fuel Cell Bus Workshop in Hamburg constituted leading global technology exchange Atlanta, GA – October 2013 – More and more cities and regions all over the world are facing one big challenge: How to significantly reduce greenhouse gas...

Non-profit Center for Transportation & the Environment will lead four zero emission bus projects Atlanta, GA – September 2013 – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $5.90 million to the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE)...

Houston-Galveston Area Council teams with Center for Transportation & the Environment and Smith Electric Vehicles to deploy 30 all-electric delivery trucks Houston, TX –August 2013 – The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has partnered with the Center for...

CTE Team demonstrates efficient zero emission material handling equipment on military base in Tracy, California Tracy, CA – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) project team has successfully completed its first full ...

Center for Transportation and the Environment to oversee build and operations of new zero emission bus Atlanta, GA – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) kicked off a new fuel cell bus project featuring the latest transit technology from Proterra...

Sustainable Energy Cycle Underway at Ft Lewis CTE Team generates hydrogen from waste gas for use in fuel cell vehicles at Joint Base Lewis-McCh0rd Tacoma, WA— Early this year, hydrogen produced on-site at Joint Base Lewis~McChord (JBLM) was used to power fuel cell...

New Option for Clean Fuel in Atlanta Contributes to the Longest Biofuel Corridor in the Country Atlanta, GA – On June 21, Atlanta will add another option for green transportation as a new biodiesel fueling station offering both B20 and B100 opens off of DeKalb Ave....

CTE Team delivers zero emission bus for use in Capital Metro’s daily transit service. Austin, TX – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and project team announced delivery of a Proterra fuel cell powered bus to Austin, TX. The bus, which was...

Air Liquide under contract to provide hydrogen for Birmingham —‐ Jefferson County Transit fuel cell bus operations Birmingham, Alabama – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (“CTE”) announced that Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP (“Air Liquide”) is...

Center for Transportation and the Environment unites technology partners for two-year bus demonstration [Columbus, Ohio], January 5, 2012 — An alternative fuel project at The Ohio State University is officially underway with design starting on the ECOSaver Electric...

2011 ends strongly as the team adds Atlanta Airport Marriott as a partner and breaks ground at the Seminole Road Landfill Atlanta, GA – The Clean Cities Atlanta Petroleum Reduction Program brought 2011 to a successful close by adding two more compressed natural...

Center for Transportation and the Environment and technology team demonstrate advanced fuel cell technology for the Department of Defense Atlanta, GA- A team led by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), a nonprofit organization that specializes in...

Atlanta Airport Marriott Returns as Partner Atlanta, Georgia – November 18, 2011 – The Atlanta Airport Marriott has returned to the Project and has ordered two CNG shuttles to carry passengers between the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and the...

ATLANTA NONPROFIT RECEIVES $6.42M FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION’S NATIONAL FUEL CELL BUS PROGRAM Atlanta, GA –The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) in Atlanta has been awarded $6.42 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to...

Local Partnership co-funded by U.S Department of Energy to Support Clean Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development ATLANTA – (November 17, 2010) Atlanta is one step closer to reducing its dependence on foreign oil and improving fuel economy and air quality...

CTE Awards SHFCC Flywheel Grant to University of Texas – Center for Electromechanics Atlanta, GA – October 1, 2009 – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization, has awarded the Southern Hydrogen and Fuel Cell...

Local Partnership to Support Clean Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development ATLANTA – (August 27, 2009) The United States Department of Energy awarded a $15 million grant to DeKalb County in partnership with the Clean Cities Atlanta Coalition that will fund...

Hydrogen Hybrid Bus Returns to Columbia Training and Demonstrations to Begin This Fall Columbia, SC (Aug. 6, 2009) – Columbians will see a new bus around town as The Hydrogen Hybrid Bus arrives this week to start a yearlong visit of testing and evaluation with CMRTA...

CTE Team Partners with EPA to Reduce Diesel Exhaust Emissions Atlanta, GA – July 20, 2009 – The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization, today signed a partnership agreement with the US Environmental Protection...

CTE Team to Implement Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pilot Program at Fort Lewis, WA The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) has contracted to provide a turnkey hydrogen and fuel cell demonstration project at the U.S. Army’s Forces Command at Fort Lewis in Tacoma,...

Atlanta, GA — CTE is proud to announce the receipt of a contract from the Georgia Deparment of Transportation (GDOT) for the Evaluation and Measurement of Georgia Commute Options/TDM Program (TDM Evaluation Program). The contract continues CTE’s work to measure...

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration Project Launched in Alabama October 16, 2008 — A research team led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and coordinated by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) has begun a project to design,...